#sth about wyll's sense of self and how he shapes it by stories he tells and projects outward

[in-the-belly-of-dragons]

I truly believe that a part of Wyll considers snapping and going apeshit, but then he stops, takes few deep breaths, and makes an active choice to maintain who he is. I think that a huge part of his character and how he got through the years with Mizora is just working really hard not to let her break him. He is the way he is because his attitude is the only thing he can control and he'll be damnrd if he let the bullshit keeps happening to him, break him and his sense of self. That sense of self is all he's got so he's gonna find the best in every situation

And yeah he is the closest to being the Hero Archetype out of the origin characters! But I also think that is his choice, he actively works on being a dashing hero out of adventure novels (I bet he sometimes cosplays as his favourite book characters as he's doing a dramatic entrance speech). It's easy to dismiss him as the Hero Guy but he's actually more than that!

I think he's commitment to being a dashing hero figure is a part of how he maintains his sense of self with all of Mizora's bullshit and after getting kicked out by his dad

I think a person like him is really needed in a group like the origin characters, he would bring them together and help them to not succumb to their darkness

I think when people dismiss wyll as being the Normal Guy companion they are overlooking a key piece of his character which is that yeah he's pretty normal in comparison to the rest of these messes but have u considered how much Effort it would take to stay that normal while putting up with mizora every day of your life. This guy isn't normal because he's boring, he's normal because he has moral fortitude rivaling that of every god. The fact that he's still so normal after what 9 years of being trapped in an insane psychosexual torment nexus is a HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT. This one will only make sense to the disco elysium fans out there but Wyll's volition stat is through the fucking roof. Nothing can shake this guy and it's not through luck or chance it is through more strength of character than any other person ever born. Wyll ravengard u will always be famous

[ryttu3k]

#it's really funny having him as a companion bc he is such a main character archetype #like in a rypical high fantasy he would be a perfect lead to bring the the cast together and be teh druving force for the plot #and ofc he is the main chacter of hisbstory but its funny with Tav to fill that place instead #wyll is my friend and the only person my Tavs trust to help guide the group along lol #its like his hero persona is both an act a choice an aspiration #its who he wabts to be and how he defies mizora despite everything she puts him through #and his overly flowery language and hero boasting in act 1 one is so funny #it is kinda insufferable but also buddy i see that you rehersed that #relax you dont have to impress me #sth about wyll's sense of self and how he shapes it by stories he tells and projects outward #and how it gets confronted by his fiendish transformation #ugh i am thinking about wyll again

Agreed, and I think he takes on the mask of The Blade of Frontiers! so hard because he almost doesn't want to acknowledge all the pain and trauma he's survived. It's so much easier just to wear the mask and bury any pain. Of course The Blade would sacrifice his soul to save the father that exiled him as a newly-disabled teenager, that's what A Hero would do! If he's The Blade, he doesn't have to think about being Wyll, because then he'd have to acknowledge... *waves hand* all of that.

A lot of the characters have masks, acknowledged or just implied. Astarion puts on a facade of being the seductive, charismatic vampire who would love ;) to get to know ;) you ;), when that's genuinely the last thing he'd want. Shadowheart tries so hard to be the perfect emotionless Cleric of Loss when she really feels so much. Gale outright asks a romanced player why they'd want Gale Dekarios when they could have The Wizard of Waterdeep.

Karlach is a really good foil for him because she knows and rejects her mask of the Scourge of Avernus as soon as she can. She's absolutely delighted just to be Karlach, and I think that's a big part of Wyll ultimately potentially learning to just be Wyll, choosing to save her instead of Slaying The Devil, learning prioritise himself for once in ultimately rejecting Mizora's deal.

Anyway I think he should be allowed to go batshit for a bit. As a treat.

I think when people dismiss wyll as being the Normal Guy companion they are overlooking a key piece of his character which is that yeah he's pretty normal in comparison to the rest of these messes but have u considered how much Effort it would take to stay that normal while putting up with mizora every day of your life. This guy isn't normal because he's boring, he's normal because he has moral fortitude rivaling that of every god. The fact that he's still so normal after what 9 years of being trapped in an insane psychosexual torment nexus is a HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT. This one will only make sense to the disco elysium fans out there but Wyll's volition stat is through the fucking roof. Nothing can shake this guy and it's not through luck or chance it is through more strength of character than any other person ever born. Wyll ravengard u will always be famous